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Home-Seller Turns To Flea Market

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: January 19, 2008

ZEPHYRHILLS - Kelli Ackett has tried all the usual means to sell her house.

She tried to market by herself. She held yard sales to try to attract buyers. She listed it with Zephyrhills real estate broker Bill Nye, who has put the property online and in local newspapers.

After 15 months, the 8-year-old doublewide mobile home off Pretty Pond Road remains on the market with nary a nibble.

So today, Ackett will offer her house for sale at the Big Top Flea Market in Hillsborough County.

Amid the booths selling second-hand watches and mini donuts, Ackett has rented a table to tout her house. She's offering a $500 referral fee to anyone who brings her a buyer who can close the deal. She's also offering to cover some of the closing costs. She'll also try to market it at the Kumquat Festival in Dade City on Jan. 26.

Ackett is headed to the flea market on Fowler Avenue near U.S. 301 with the blessing of her real estate agent, Tammy Wright.

"I'm not ashamed to say the market has bottomed out and we're out of ideas," Wright said Thursday as the two women sat in Ackett's sparsely furnished home.

Kevin Wiatrowski

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